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Bending the Arc (2017)

Bending the Arc poster
Directed by
Kief Davidson
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three doctors working to bring health care to poor countries. It shows their efforts to treat diseases in Haiti, Peru, and Rwanda.

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What happens

Bending the Arc is a 2017 documentary film. It tells the story of Partners in Health and doctors and humanitarians, Jim Yong Kim, Ophelia Dahl, and Paul Farmer, who are devoted to innovative health care in impoverished nations. Directors Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos follow their ongoing struggle to treat and eradicate tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in rural areas of Haiti, Peru, and Rwanda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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